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A few decades ago, faculty members at the University of Michigan were researching the major indicators of effective organizational performance. What came from this research was an incredibly useful model for organizing and understanding a wide array… What Leadership Qualities Drive Organizational Performance? (Hint: Trick Question.)
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) is a methodology for identifying the most important limiting factor—i.e. constraint—and systematically improving it. It was developed by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt, introduced in 1984 book, The Goal. TOC differs from traditional management… Theory of Constraints: What’s Limiting Your Organization?
Leadership is an important and relevant skill to develop for anyone–across all industries, across all corporate functions, both in and out of the office. Michele Sancricca is uniquely qualified on this topic, having spent several decades as… Flevy Author Spotlight: Our Interview with a Leadership Expert, Michele Sancricca
In 2012, Ron Leeman was awarded the distinguished title of Change Leader by the World HRD Congress. He has led numerous global Change and Project Management initiatives. Ron has also published numerous frameworks on Flevy… Flevy Author Spotlight: Our Interview with World-recognized Change Leader and Flevy Author, Ron Leeman
Lean Management has been an area of increasing interest for Flevy customers. As of now, we have over 300 documents related to various Lean concepts and Vishnu Rayapeddi contributed close to 100 of these documents–with a focus on training series.… Flevy Author Spotlight: Our Interview with Lean Pioneer, Vishnu Rayapeddi
Mr. Charles Fiaccabrino is one of the most remarkable and impressive people I have crossed paths with. Over the past couple years, I had the distinct pleasure of working with him closely, as we (at Flevy)… Who Is Mr. Roche?
Dr. Stephen Sweid is a senior business and management consultant, researcher, and trainer with over 20 years consulting and research experience across a wide spectrum of industries. He brings a unique, global perspective, having worked with many organizations from… Flevy Author Spotlight: Our Interview with Breakthrough Strategy Expert Dr. Stephen Sweid
Anthony Gable is an expert in the field of Strategic Planning and is highly effective at both teaching and facilitating the process. He has spent 3 decades specializing in this discipline. Most recently, Mr. Gable has… Flevy Author Spotlight: Our Interview with Strategic Planning Specialist, Anthony Gable
We recently had the opportunity to speak with the two co-founders of TheConsultantLounge.com, Laura Woodroof (picture on the right below) and Martina Segerer. TheConsultantLounge is an online and offline community for smart and passionate management consultants who were looking… Our Interview with the Co-founders of TheConsultantLounge, the One-stop Hub for Consultants
Don Schwerzler is arguably the world’s leading expert on family business. In fact, he has been working and advising in this field since 1967, a track record of almost half a century. Don has been published in… Our One-on-one with the World Leading Expert on Family-owned Businesses, Don Schwerzler
Many companies balk at the idea of implementing ethical supply chain management (SCM), as they only think of increased operating costs. Despite how much executing ethical SCM may affect the bottom line, companies should not… The Price Sensitivity of Consumers to Ethical Supply Chains
A successful business requires both a well developed strategy and the ability to execute on that strategy. Strategy without execution is merely theory. Many companies develop robust strategies, but fail at operationalizing their strategies into… Introduction to Strategy Development and Strategy Execution